Noticed one big change today when going to the Home Depot. In order to minimize the number of trips to stores I have been keeping a list and when it is necessary I try to buy everything on the list in one trip. When I went to Home Depot to purchase some semi-critical items I noticed that all the entrances were blocked except the main entrance. There was a line outside with about 30 people in it. It was clear they were regulating the number of people in the store.

I am not one to tolerate lines of most any kind. So went over to Lowes and there were no lines. In the front entrance they have a large 5 gal pail with wet antiseptic wipes that you pull out of a hole in the top. The wipes are the size of paper towels and very wet. Can't beat that! Unfortunately they don't sell the pails with the wipes in them and are out of stock on the wipes although they claim to normally stock them.

Got everything on my list within a few minutes except for one item which was my fault for not writing down the number of a special CFD light bulb I was forced to install in the kitchen when I remodeled it a few years ago. The damned things are about $15 ea and last a few months at best.

Noticed one big change today when going to the Home Depot. In order to minimize the number of trips to stores I have been keeping a list and when it is necessary I try to buy everything on the list in one trip. When I went to Home Depot to purchase some semi-critical items I noticed that all the entrances were blocked except the main entrance. There was a line outside with about 30 people in it. It was clear they were regulating the number of people in the store.

I am not one to tolerate lines of most any kind. So went over to Lowes and there were no lines. In the front entrance they have a large 5 gal pail with wet antiseptic wipes that you pull out of a hole in the top. The wipes are the size of paper towels and very wet. Can't beat that! Unfortunately they don't sell the pails with the wipes in them and are out of stock on the wipes although they claim to normally stock them.

Got everything on my list within a few minutes except for one item which was my fault for not writing down the number of a special CFD light bulb I was forced to install in the kitchen when I remodeled it a few years ago. The damned things are about $15 ea and last a few months at best.

Hopefully Lowes will continue their current access policy.

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Did they not have 'seniors only' line at both places? Or better yet, special hours for seniors only?

I, too, was at Costco last Sunday. They actually opened 30 minutes earlier than they do on Sundays. Their staff already have the carts lined up for people. Each one already wiped with sanitizing wipes. Then people orderly entered the store (one entrance), and immediately you see a billboard where items noted whether in stock or not (so people would refrain from wandering about looking for it, or asking the staff). Alongside it this list is another column with specific sought-after items like paper towels, toilet paper, water, etc...with an arrow for people to follow if they were there to purchase any of the items listed.

They even have the checkout lines marked with red to designate the 6' separation. the bar used to separate shoppers' items on the conveyor were removed so people wouldn't cluster at the register during checkout.

Pretty orderly and well orchestrated. Much lower stress condition than it usually is on weekends at Costco.

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Did they not have 'seniors only' line at both places? Or better yet, special hours for seniors only?

I, too, was at Costco last Sunday. They actually opened 30 minutes earlier than they do on Sundays. Their staff already have the carts lined up for people. Each one already wiped with sanitizing wipes. Then people orderly entered the store (one entrance), and immediately you see a billboard where items noted whether in stock or not (so people would refrain from wandering about looking for it, or asking the staff). Alongside it this list is another column with specific sought-after items like paper towels, toilet paper, water, etc...with an arrow for people to follow if they were there to purchase any of the items listed.

They even have the checkout lines marked with red to designate the 6' separation. the bar used to separate shoppers' items on the conveyor were removed so people wouldn't cluster at the register during checkout.

Pretty orderly and well orchestrated. Much lower stress condition than it usually is on weekends at Costco.

There were no senior lines at either Home Depot or Lowe's.Just stopped by Stater Bros and they are selling paper towels one roll at a time per person. They did have plenty of eggs though. They were out of them most of last week. I do know that Stater Bros does open early in the morning for seniors. There was a kid spraying and wiping down all the cart handles outside. Also learned that they get their shipments and night and restock the shelves at night. So, for the one item they did not have in stock I will give it a shot tomorrow morning. Very orderly at both Lowe's and Stater Bros.

Germany, Spain, Italy, France, UK, Switzerland which have a total population of the USA have one positive case every 3-3.5 seconds.

Without putting these nations together, I think it'll be easier to 'compare' per capita of rate of infection in a given time/period against total population..

US = 360,000,000 against say, Italy = 60,000,000. Both showing 4s / 17s respectively (time). If leaned against population, Italy would be much faster in a miniscule amount of time.

Simply put, 360m / 60m = factor of 6. Thus, per person, Italy is clocking in at the rate of (17 / 6) = 2.83s, US @ 4s. Another way of looking at this is, presumably the US would have more testing stations to accommodate greater population vs Italy - relatively, the likelihood is >6.

This is assuming the testing execution is happening with precisely the same efficiency.

Of course, this is also picking fly sh!t out of peppers.

Edit: So I just peeked at the site BC gave and it had been 'counting' since I last looked. What it said was US 728, Italy 172..so Italy is indeed 'clocking' faster than the US *based on population density*.. 728 / 6 = 121.3 against Italy's 172 in the same given logged time.

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The youngest to die to date is apparently a 12 year old girl in Belgium.

A 19 year old guy who worked as a chef also passed away from Coronavirus in the UK around the same time.

The Excel centre is now up and running as a treatment area for those with serious cases. Grimmly it also has a morgue. Considering the survival rate of serious cases is only about a third or so being in a place like that where it's all fairly open plan is a place I would find most depressing to be.

Apparently they are also converting an ice rink into a temporary morgue somewhere in the UK also. So getting pretty grim out there.

However, of recent the number of new cases have steadied, so although many new infections no more rises in infections. Early days but the measures already introduced by the government might already be having some affect which would be good news.

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Krim, are you holding up ok man?

I'm not sure if it is me but your posts of late have come across a little garbled. This stuff can be quite stressful on people particularly over a period of time. Make sure you keep an eye on your wellbeing

China's coronavirus cover-up was among worst in history, congressman says...

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The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee has accused China of carrying out "one of the worst cover-ups in human history" over the novel coronavirus outbreak and inflicting a pandemic and economic calamity on the world.Why it matters: Rep. Michael McCaul's rhetoric is characteristic of the growing hawkishness toward China among many in Washington, D.C. even, or especially, amid a crisis that is battering both countries.Driving the news: McCaul spoke with Axios shortly after China revoked credentials from reporters at five U.S. media outlets.

"If they expel our journalists, if that's their answer, I worry we will never get to the bottom of this," McCaul said. "But at the end of the day, we will be pointing the finger at China."

Between the lines: China has been criticized in Washington and beyond for prioritizing the containment of information, rather than of the virus itself, when it emerged in Wuhan.

It has also been praised for the "war" it belatedly waged on the virus, with Beijing claiming its decisive action "bought the world time."

Increasingly confident it's beyond the worst, China is attempting to play a global leadership role. European politicians, including in Serbia and Italy, have praised China for offering help when the EU could or would not.

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When I used Gator as an 'example' ..it could have been Maxx .. I certainly felt that they should have been self-isolating before 'ordered' / by their respective nations of residence. I was certainly NOT trying to 'ostracise' anyone ... quite the opposite ... Gator mentioned he was using a cart ....( at the time) ..

[ edited to add: I think it is endearing that his wife cares about him ]

That I even NEED to post such an explanation might back up Krim's viewpoint